Game



Patented May 26, 1925,.

FRANZ RAT/IMELMEYER, OF HEIDELBERG, GERIVIA'NY.

GAME.

Application filed August 7, 1924. SeriaI No. 730,681.

To .f/ZZ wiz/0my 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ RAMMEL- "su, a` German citizen, and residing at T^. e1.delberg, Germany, have invented cerusin new and useful Improvements in a LGame, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to an apparatus for plaving a strategical game of the kind wherein each player is provided with a number of root-shaped or other figures the values ot which are hidden `from the opponent and which are moved over a board divided into square or vother shaped spaces.

On the accompanying drawing: Fig. l represents the playing-board, while Figs. 2 show a root-shape for the figures in view and front view respectively. Y playing-board is similar to a checkers and divided into a large number ot es. circles, or other regular sections, prt` rably of alternately different or of uniform color, and it is separated in the middle by a neutral Zone 3 into two hostile vields l and which are connected by i la"1 es l across the neutral Zone. An 1nvasien into the hostile field can take place only across the il connecting bridges. The Ifame may also be played .without the bridges, by making use of t-he squares in the neutral Zone. Thereby, the game de velops more quickly though it is more difficult to play, because then the attack an take place all along the front of the adversary.

rl`he figures 5 are roof-shaped and difler from each other by having' detachable disiinguishing badges thereon taken from army or navy or aeronautic. ranks or from the Zoology, or with consecutive numerals, names of illustrimis persons, or the like, said badges being removably located by means of clips 6 on one side of the figures only, said latter' side always fac-ing the player during the play.

In the improved strategical game, neither party is allowed to find out the value of his adversarys figures'. For this reason, 3 persons take part in the game, of whom one is the umpire. Only the umpire is permitted to look at the rank of the figures of both parties during the game. The office of the umpire is, thus, at least as interesting as the part of' the two players. This is what makes the game exciting and gives it ar. ever 'fresh interest, namely that the adversary remains ignorant of the character of the different figures, even when the umpire has to remove lost figures from the board.

lVhat I claim, is:

l. A strategical game apparatus coinprising, like a checkers game, a playing` board and two sets of figures and to bel played by two parties and one umpire, said figures being root-shaped, and detachable distinguishing badges removably located on one side of' said figures only, said latter le alwzys facing the player during the play, i,

so that neither party is allowed to find eut the character oit' his adversarys iig'ures, tl is Jeiiig left to an umpire only.

Apparatus as specified in claim l: in which said playing-board is separated in the middle by a neutral zone into two hostile fields connected by l bridges across the neutral zone.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses.

FRANZ RAlifMELMEYER. lVitnesses J ANE GUrsTI, EDITH BECHTER. 

